The man accused of killing five people in a Philadelphia neighborhood Monday is believed to be mentally ill, a senior law enforcement source briefed on the investigation tells NBC News.
The victims were 15 to 59 years old.
Carriker made several social media posts about guns and shared posts from pro-gun groups, the senior law enforcement official said. A number of the postings have since been taken down and appear to be contradictory in nature, the official cautioned, meaning the posts could be supportive of different ideologies or beliefs.
During the shooting, the brother of one of the people who was killed picked up a handgun that his brother legally had on him, and returned fire at Carriker, Wainwright said.
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